RickR Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, socrates63 said: @RickR 😆 Truth! I didn’t have a Polaroid either 🙂 But my friend did and we did the patch attempts at his house. A Polaroid would have been ideal! I wish. My family had a Kodak Instamatic. We have it so much better these days! socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 3,608. I barely got the Ensign patch on Starmaster. Far from my best score on this mode. Of all the games like this on the system (Star Ship, Star Raiders, Star Voyager, etc.), Starmaster is easily my favorite. Strangely, Star Ship is second. I'd love to get my hands on that cart someday. More specifically Outer Space because it sounds cooler. socrates63, RickR and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 @HDN not quite but almost there. 3800 is the minmum patch score HDN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 34 minutes ago, socrates63 said: @HDN not quite but almost there. 3800 is the minmum patch score WHOOPS! I misread it as 3,600! Well, here ya go. Still a far cry from my previous high score of 8,158, but 5,369 is good enough for now. I've been trying for Crackpots recently. It's hard and I haven't gotten within 20,000 points of the patch, but it's super fun and I'm definitely improving. I think I'm going to take a break from Crackpots and try for Kaboom or a higher level on Starmaster. I have a better shot at those for now, but expect a Crackpot soon! socrates63 and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Megamannia - 48,590. socrates63 and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 10 hours ago, HDN said: I've been trying for Crackpots recently. It's hard and I haven't gotten within 20,000 points of the patch, but it's super fun and I'm definitely improving. I think I'm going to take a break from Crackpots and try for Kaboom or a higher level on Starmaster. I have a better shot at those for now, but expect a Crackpot soon! Kaboom! is hard. I've managed to hit 2k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 minute ago, socrates63 said: Kaboom! is hard. I've managed to hit 2k. My record is currently a little over 2k as well. You really have to shut off your surroundings to play. With a little practice, I can do it. I also got the game L patch score... but my SD card wasn't in my camera. D'oh! Guess I'll have to try again. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 7,757 on game "L". Good enough for a patch, but not as good as the one I didn't take a picture of... Ugh! But here you go, Activision. Send me a patch! Almost all of my controllers are acting up. I need to clean my paddles before Kaboom. RickR, Justin and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 YES!!!! I DID IT!!!! This was pretty much the only game I played since Friday, except for a few rounds of Starmaster. I'm shaking right now. I don't think my heart has ever beaten this fast. 81,160. Put me on the list for Crackpots, @socrates63! What a exceptional game. RickR, Justin and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Great work, Harry! I played Crackpots a couple of times a few months ago. I didn't know what I was doing -- should have read the manual. HDN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, socrates63 said: Great work, Harry! I played Crackpots a couple of times a few months ago. I didn't know what I was doing -- should have read the manual. So it's kind of like reverse Kaboom in a way; you're the guy at the top throwing stuff down. You drop flowerpots at the spiders below. There are 12 in a wave, I believe, and you have to make sure you don't let more than six of them in the building. If you let them in, they will eat a layer of the building, making the distance between the spiders on the ground and the windows closer. There are four kinds of spiders: Black: these guys move up in a straight line to the windows Blue: these ones zig-zag, but not very wide; treat them like the black ones Red: these will move diagonally. The window they enter will be 3 spaces away from where they start climbing (2 if the building is low enough). You have to anticipate where they are going to be. Green: like the blue spiders, these will zig-zag, but they cover more horizontal ground. Time these decently well. It's easier on later levels as they move faster and will most likely hit your flowerpot. The game ends when the spiders eat just below the six red bricks near the top of the building. Good luck and enjoy! RickR and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 hour ago, HDN said: YES!!!! I DID IT!!!! This was pretty much the only game I played since Friday, except for a few rounds of Starmaster. I'm shaking right now. I don't think my heart has ever beaten this fast. 81,160. Put me on the list for Crackpots You earned it, man! Good job! socrates63 and HDN 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Keystone Kapers Billy Club, please! 40,950 points. I'm on a roll... Sadly no puns like @RickR had. Four more Activision games that I have to go: Ice Hockey, Private Eye, Chopper Command, and Kaboom! Justin, socrates63 and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 6 hours ago, HDN said: YES!!!! I DID IT!!!! This was pretty much the only game I played since Friday, except for a few rounds of Starmaster. I'm shaking right now. I don't think my heart has ever beaten this fast. 81,160. Put me on the list for Crackpots, @socrates63! What a exceptional game. THIS is what Atari and Atari I/O are all about. THIS is why I enjoy coming here...to see friends accomplish something they never did before. And the excitement in those words...is what video games are all about. Heartfelt fun at the core. Awesome job, @HDN. As long as there are generations after us that can find this same amount of enjoyment out of these games that we are struggling to preserve in real form then Atari games will live on to challenge and excite many generations to come. I really hope someone can say they have an Atari and games over 100 years old that still works. I might not get to live to see that day but ... Maybe I can take my 2600 Jr with me ... Any who I hope who does get these collections we work on can appreciate them as much as we do. socrates63, RickR and HDN 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 16 hours ago, HDN said: Keystone Kapers Billy Club, please! 40,950 points. I'm on a roll... Sadly no puns like @RickR had. Four more Activision games that I have to go: Ice Hockey, Private Eye, Chopper Command, and Kaboom! Yowza! Great job, Harry. I tried yesterday both Crackpots and Keystone Kapers. I fell well short of the mark. These are pretty tough games! HDN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, socrates63 said: Yowza! Great job, Harry. I tried yesterday both Crackpots and Keystone Kapers. I fell well short of the mark. These are pretty tough games! I can crush Keystone Kapers until the level with double bouncing balls, where I almost always promptly lose all my lives. Crackpots takes a bit to get used to. I'm 20 points away from Bucket Brigade. I must have tried well over 100 times. Kaboom is hard. I don't know how people do it. That's one perk of school online: near unlimited Atari access. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 minute ago, HDN said: I can crush Keystone Kapers until the level with double bouncing balls, where I almost always promptly lose all my lives. Crackpots takes a bit to get used to. I'm 20 points away from Bucket Brigade. I must have tried well over 100 times. Kaboom is hard. I don't know how people do it. That's one perk of school online: near unlimited Atari access. Only 20 points short? Wow. Yes, Kaboom is hard. It just becomes automatic reaction at some point -- no thinking but just reacting instantly to the falling buckets. HDN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 WOO-HOO!!!! I got 3,385 points in Kaboom! Now I never have to play this again! I swear, I must've played around 200 rounds of this; they go so quickly and I suck! @socrates63, please send me my Bucket Brigade patch in 4-6 weeks! Only 3 games to go! Two are at my grandparent's house. I'll have to pick those up soon. I've been staying home so I don't get them sick when I visit! Justin, RickR and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, HDN said: I've been staying home so I don't get them sick when I visit! You are doing the right thing, although I know how hard it is. And GREAT JOB on the Kaboom score. That is a super hard one. HDN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 15 minutes ago, RickR said: You are doing the right thing, although I know how hard it is. It is hard. Sitting in the same spot in front of a computer in a video call in class with virtually no breaks sucks. The teachers walk away from the microphone so it's near impossible to hear them most of the time and they obviously prioritize the in-person people. Plus I can't talk to anyone. I don't have Snapchat or Instagram like any of my friends from school do, and that's mostly how they communicate. That's why this website is so great during this quarantine. Not saying I'm going to leave when the virus is over, but it is nice to have here during these strange and unfamiliar times. I love my grandparents and going over there to visit with them and help them weed the garden, make dinner, mow the lawn, etc. is much more important to me and worth the sacrifices. Some people have it way worse than I do right now, and I'm fortunate to have all that I do have in my life. 22 minutes ago, RickR said: And GREAT JOB on the Kaboom score. That is a super hard one. It is quite hard. I don't know how people like Mike Matei can play so well. But I've learned from a James and Mike video on Cinemassacre a while back to drop a bomb just before you reach 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 etc. points. When you get 1,000 etc. points, you get a bucket back, and when you drop a bomb the speed dies down a bit. You must turn off all of your surroundings and really focus to do well. This was one of the first games I bought for my 2600. I played on Wii 2600 beforehand, as expected. On that emulator you have to kind of roll the Wii Mote to play. It basically plays like a dirty paddle that way. You NEED the paddle for this game. I can't imagine playing this any other way and doing remotely well. I wonder what the 5200 version is like. Oh, @Atari 5200 Guy? Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go play Private Ey-- I mean... do Biology stuff. Yeah, let's go with that. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 @HDN here's a virtual patch for a job well done. WOW! 👏 HDN and Justin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) I'm trying Robot Tank today. The best I've done so far is 37. I will keep trying or switch back to Galaxian. This one is a very impressive game for the 2600. The changing time and weather is pretty cool. Edited August 28, 2021 by RickR TrekMD and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, RickR said: I'm trying Robot Tank today. The best I've done so far is 37. I will keep trying or switch back to Galaxian. This one is a very impressive game for the 2600. The changing time and weather is pretty cool. NOT FOR USE WITH ATARI 7800 PROSYSTEM. Or so I've heard. Robot Tank looks fun. I've never played, but I assume it's like a suped-up Battlezone. Activision was great at taking others' concepts and improving upon them. (Avalanche became Kaboom!, Space Invaders, Galaxian, Phoenix, etc. became Megamania, Drag Race became Dragster, Donkey Kong (to an extent) became Pitfall!, et cetera) Speaking of the ProSystem, I'm going to be getting two new 7800 games today. The game store called for my sister, actually. She got Link Between Worlds (which is INFURIATING because she won't even give Link to the Past the time of day because of her need for modern graphics) and while there my dad saw some 7800 titles. There was a BOGO with the choice of two titles. I will tell you one was Pole Position II, so I obviously didn't get that one as I own it. The other (not BOGO game) was completely covered by our member discount. I will post later with the games! Another hint: they are not Galaga, Food Fight, or Xevious. I hope to buy those from @chas10e soon! PS: thanks for the badge @socrates63! That took far less than 4 to 6 weeks! Edited September 9, 2020 by HDN Badge thanks socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 @socrates63, please enter me into the World-Class Dragster Club. Using an emulator as I don't have the cartridge. Yet. 6.44 seconds. Justin, RickR and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 I don't have Keystone or Kaboom! But I hope to collect those eventually. Awesome scores! HDN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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